UOIT hosts annual Walk and Run for Boys and Girls Club of Durham

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College (DC) students, staff, faculty, and community members traded in their winter boots for sneakers on April 9 for the seventh-annual Campus Charity Walk and Run for the Boys and Girls Club of Durham (BGCD). More than $2,200 was raised, with all proceeds from the event going to children enrolled in the BGCD.

The 125 participants, who also included firefighter cadets from DC, staff and youth from the BGCD, and students from G.L. Roberts Collegiate Vocational Institute in Oshawa, Ontario, departed from the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre at 2:30 p.m. to walk or run five kilometres around the campus. Nineteen volunteers also assisted with setup and registration.

“This is a very important cause and I am pleased that so many members of our campus community came out to show their support,” said Dr. Carla Cesaroni, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Event Co-ordinator. “The Boys and Girls Club of Durham provides children a safe and healthy environment where they learn, participate and grow. We look forward to continuing to host this event in the coming years.”

DC firefighter cadets completed a 10 km route as a class assignment.

Winners:

UOIT/DC Registered Runners

Male

1. Matt Hack
2. John McGowan
3. Jordan Kimmerle

Female

1. Shelby Cohen
2. Lori Wilson
3. Jen Slug

Faculty Runners

1. Dan Walters
2. Erin Mitchel

G.L. Roberts Collegiate Vocational Institute

Male

1. Carter Thorton
2. Matthew Roberts
3. Chase Henry-Leitch

Female

1. Tinesha Marcoux
2. Julia Harnum
3. Maylyn Hayes

Durham College Firefighter program students

First-place male

5 km

• Robert Cottrell

10 km

• Christopher Giatti

First-place female

5 km

• Kassandra Ellsmere-Young

10 km

• Sierra Chovanec